Looking to write about winter for your poetry and/or children’s books? Look no further! Here are 15 winter writing prompts to get you started.
Category Archives: Picture Books
Writing to Market & Writing What You Want
My advice: be aware of market trends, but always write what you want to. But… isn’t that contradictory? Not necessarily.
Fall Writing Prompts
Fall (or autumn, depending on your taste) is almost here in the northern hemisphere! Here are 15 writing prompts to inspire you this season.
Reading Highlights So Far
Part of being a poetry and picture book editor is reading in the genres you work on. So I thought I’d share some of the highlights of what I’ve read so far this year!
Does My Picture Book Need to Rhyme?
I think that when a lot of writers decide to write a children’s picture book, they immediately believe it has to rhyme. But does it actually?
Board Books vs. Picture Books vs. Early Readers
What exactly are some of the differences between three of the youngest kidlit categories?
15 Spring Writing Prompts
Check out these fifteen spring-themed writing prompts! Whether you write poetry or children’s picture books – or something else entirely! – I hope these ideas provide a creative springboard.
Show, Don’t Tell
A concept that I struggled with for a good long while was “show, don’t tell.” I just never found a good explanation for what that meant, exactly. But then it finally clicked. So I’m hoping that by writing this post, I can help it click for someone else.
Do I Need to Hire a Professional Editor?
It’s common for writers to wonder if they should hire a professional editor for each stage of editing. So… should you?
A Guide to Poetry Terminology
I realize that, as an editor of verse, I often throw around lingo that not everyone knows. So I figured it would be a good idea to cover some basic poetry terms in a handy-dandy guide you can come back to!